Bangladesh’s Hindu minority is facing a surge in extremist violence, with two men killed within 24 hours in coordinated attacks.
Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Bangladesh’s Hindu minority is facing a surge in extremist violence, with two men killed within 24 hours in coordinated attacks.
Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Myanmar’s military-run elections consolidate junta power amid violence, low turnout, and widespread credibility concerns, raising doubts over democratic legitimacy.
The Borderlens Desk
Hindu violence in Bangladesh intensifies as Khokon Chandra Das dies after a brutal attack, deepening fears among minorities amid rising...
Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Assam’s tribal organisations have rejected the state government’s proposal to grant ST status to six communities, calling it unconstitutional and...
The Borderlens Desk
A brutal attack on Khokon Das, a Hindu shopkeeper in southern Bangladesh, is the latest in a wave of violence...
Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Khaleda Zia’s death marks the end of an era of competitive, confrontational democratic politics in Bangladesh, shaped by elections, rivalry,...
The Borderlens Desk
The first phase of Myanmar’s junta-run elections began on December 28 amid violence, air strikes and widespread scepticism, even as...
The Borderlens Desk
Myanmar’s 2025 elections are unlikely to be held meaningfully in Rakhine State, where the Arakan Army holds power and rejects...
Tejaswini S S and Rajesh A M
Tareque Rahman’s homecoming marks a critical moment in Bangladesh’s political reset, highlighting unresolved tensions between dynastic leadership, military influence, and...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
Myanmar’s first election since the 2021 military coup is unfolding under strict military control, with major political parties dissolved, dissent...
Bidhayak Das
Assailants locked Hindu families inside their homes before setting them on fire in a series of night-time arson attacks in...
Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Shillong does not announce Christmas with excess. With just a soft glow of lights, carols drifting through the mist, and...
Rilinda Manih
“Enough is enough.” That is how Bangladesh’s journalists are now speaking—in one voice—after arson attacks on The Daily Star and...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
A 27-year-old Hindu garment worker in northern Bangladesh was lynched and burned alive after seeking protection at a police station...
Sanjoy Kumar Barua
A seven-year-old girl was burned alive and three members of her family critically injured after their home was allegedly locked...
Sanjoy Kumar Barua
The killing of Sharif Osman Hadi exposes Bangladesh’s deepening law and order crisis, press freedom threats, and election risks ahead...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War is being contested as political forces seek to rewrite its meaning. Equating it with the 2024...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
Bangladesh was left on edge after the killing of July uprising leader Sharif Osman Hadi triggered a night of widespread...
Bidhayak Das